Tier-2 leaders named for Qwest/CenturyLink

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Denver-based Qwest and Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink, which are in the midst of seeking required approvals for their proposed merger, this week appointed more than 60 executives to leadership positions for the combined company. About 45 percent of those positions will be filled by Qwest executives after the merger closes, expected as early as the first quarter of 2011.

In June, the companies revealed their 12-member senior management team, which will include four Qwest executives.
This week’s “tier-2″ announcement involves the executives that will report to senior management.

Of particular significance for Colorado is the appointment of Kenny Wyatt (pictured) to the role of Mountain Region President. Wyatt will be responsible for operations in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming and will be based in Denver. He will report to chief operating officer Karen Puckett, who will be based in Monroe, which is where the combined company will be headquartered. Wyatt is currently CenturyLink’s South Central Region President. A former Sprint executive, he joined CenturyLink after its acquisition of Embarq, formerly Sprint’s local phone business.

It’s unclear what role Chuck Ward, currently Qwest’s Colorado president, will have with the new company, if any.